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Microsoft to take on Mobile Me

A recent job posting (since expired - or perhaps filled?) for a Project Manager suggests that Microsoft is looking to produce something similar to Apple’s MobileMe for its Windows Mobile platform. The news comes hot on the heels of Google’s own Android Market announcement.  The ad calls the new platform “Skymarket,” and describes it as a “marketplace [...]

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Reports show iPhones browser share has double since 3G release

A recent study from Analyst Andy Hargreaves is showing that the iPhones “browser share has nearly doubled to 0.31% since the 3G launch.” Not a bad jump, especially considering the iPhone 3G has only been available for just over a month. However if you compare it with some other stats, it seems quite a bit more [...]

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Chicago Sun-Times Reviewer Loves Web Apps

Andy Ihnatko, Technology writer for the Chicago Sun Times thinks, ”the new iPhone’s very best feature of all is the one that every existing iPhone user can get for free: an update to the iPhone 2.0 OS. With it comes access to the iPhone App Store.” Ihnatko sees the plus side of Apple’s lock on iPhone development. [...]

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Wordpress iPhone app now available

Automattic has released their highly anticipated Wordpress iPhone app. Now available for free in the App Store as version 1.0, and while it may not have been on my top 5 wish list, it is one that I have been waiting for. Overall this is a great app to have, that is assuming you are a [...]

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Quick Tip: Mobile Safari will play embedded YouTube videos with firmware 2.0

Both iPhone and iPod Touch users can now play embedded YouTube clips with the updated firmware version 2.0. The clips, while playable are not viewed directly in Mobile Safari, but instead when the video is started it will launch the dedicated YouTube player that is on the iPhone and Touch. This is a pretty seamless browsing [...]

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No Texts in the 3G Plan? No Problem!

One of the big negative factors about the new iPhone (for me anyway) is the lack of text messages in the basic plan.  While the old plan had 200 messages with the standard data fee, the new generation only gives you those 200 messages after a $5/month fee is tacked on.  If you still want [...]

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Google Talk Comes to the iPhone

If you’ve been missing gTalk capabilities on your iPhone, never fear, Google has just created a webapp. If you’ve forgotten what those are…well they’re just like the new 3rd party apps, but lamer. Anyway, the “site” is up on www.google.com/talk and ready for chatting. There are some downsides to the webapp version of Google [...]

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WebApp of the Week: ESQs.mobi

Need a lawyer? Look no further than ESQs.mobi on your iPhone. This neat little web application provides you with access to a database of lawyers sorted by state.  As you may know, finding a lawyer when you’re in a tight spot might be hard at times, ESQs.mobi alleviates a certain amount of stress associated with doing so with [...]

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UrbanSetlist gives concert listing in major cities

Developed by: Bennett Sapin

UrbanSetlist in a web application for the iPhone that shows upcoming concerts or small-venue shows at popular locations. UrbanSetlist shows concerts occurring in Los Angeles, Seattle, and San Fransisco. The best part about this application is that fact that you can click on a city, then select the show/concert you wish to attend, and the then proceed to buy tickets directly.

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Avot mV Lets you Browser Videos from the iPhone

Developed by: Avot mv

Avot mV is a web application for the iPhone that allows you to search and browse videos with your iPhone or iPod Touch. Avot mV allows you to play videos from all over the internet, especially from popular video sharing sites such as YouTube, Google Video, MetaCafe, etc.

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